Crystal Palace vs. Man Utd Betting Tips: Schlupp a generous price in the fouls market

Just one Premier League game takes place on Wednesday as Manchester United travel to the capital to take on Crystal Palace. We’ve picked out two data-driven tips that we think represent good value for the game which you can read about below.

Patrick Vieira was pleased with the performance his side put in against Chelsea on Sunday despite suffering a 1-0 defeat. The Palace boss was disappointed to not come away from Stamford Bridge with anything and his side have now lost four of their last five matches in all competitions. 

Was Marcus Rashford interfering with play? Manchester United fans don’t really care what that answer might be after their comeback in the Manchester derby on Saturday which now sees them go one point behind their local rivals in the Premier League table. 

After seven straight wins in all competitions since returning from the World Cup, United have been made the 4/5 favourites to collect the three points at Selhurst Park. The draw is available at 11/4 with bet365, with a win for the home side on show at 7/2. 

The first selection we are getting behind on Wednesday comes from the increasingly popular ‘player fouls’ market. The player we are siding with here is Crystal Palace’s Jeffrey Schlupp, who is available at 11/10 to commit Over 1.5 fouls, with either BetUK or Unibet.

No player for Patrick Vieira’s side is averaging more fouls per game this season in the league than Schlupp with an average of 1.8.

When looking at his foul-count in recent weeks, Schlupp has committed 17 fouls in his last seven starts for Palace. He has cleared this line of Over 1.5 in six of those seven starts, and with Betfair going just 8/11 on this same selection, we’d recommend taking the 11/10 with BetUK. 

We’ve also picked out a player to score and another to be carded in a little Bet Builder double available with Paddy Power or Betfair at just north of 12/1. The first half of the double consists of Marcus Rashford to get his name on the scoresheet anytime in the match. 

It’s been a remarkable run of form for Rashford who is a man on top of his game at the moment, having scored eight goals in his last seven in all competitions. The top scorer for his club domestically with eight by some distance, with no other Man United player having scored more than three in the top-flight this term. 

Cheick Doucoure is the player we are targeting to find his way into referee John Brooks’ notebook. Nobody has been shown more yellow in the Premier League this campaign for Palace than the midfielder from Mali, with six in just 16 appearances. With this in mind, quotes of 7/2 about a card on Wednesday look reasonable and combining that with Rashford to score, pays 12/1 with Paddy Power, compared to just 13/2 with Sky Bet. 

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